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DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 2019 GAME INFORMATION * Dunedin Stadium * 373 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin FL 34698 Advanced-A Affiliate * Instagram: @DunedinBlueJays * Twitter: @dunedinbluejays * 2017 FSL CO-CHAMPIONS * FIVE DIVISION TITLES * 14 HALF DIVISION TITLES Dunedin Blue Jays Media Relations Department DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (38-24) at. FLORIDA FIRE FROGS (25-38) Game #63 | Road Game #33 | June 10th, 2019 | 6:00 P.M.| Osceola County Stadium | Kissimmee, FL. RHP Joey Murray (2-1, 1.72) vs. RHP Matt Withrow (1-1, 1.86) FSL BA. LEADERS SERIES OPENING WIN: Dunedin lost to Bradenton by the score of 13-7. Jon Harris got his first start of the year RECORD BREAKDOWN with the Blue Jays after beginning the year on the IL with AAA Buffalo. The 2015 first rounder had a tough start 1. Trevor Larnach (FTM) .312 to the year with seven runs allowed in 2.2 innings of work with three home runs allowed. Demi Orimoloye and North Division Standings: 1st Overall: 38-24 2. Lewin Diaz (FTM) .307 Samad Taylor were both shining spots of the loss with a combined five hits and four RBI. Orimoloye also had his second home run of the year in the contest. 1st Half: 38-24 3. Julio Rodriguez (PMB) .306 2nd Half: 0-0 4. Chris Sharpe (BDT) .305 TODAY'S GAME: Dunedin will be finishing up their first half of the season with a four-game set against the Florida Home: 18-12 Road: 20-12 4. Jim Haley (CHA) .305 Fire Frogs. The Blue Jays control their own destiny going into the series needing just one win in four games to seal their trip to the postseason. A Clearwater Threshers lose in the next four games will also give the Blue Jays a Day: 9-4 playoff birth. Night: 28-18 FSL ERA LEADERS Morning: 1-1 PUSH FOR 2,500: The Dunedin organization is closing in on 2,500 wins in franchise history. Dating back to Current Streak: L1 Last Five: 3-2 1. Damon Jones (CLR) 1.54 the inception of the Dunedin organization in 1978, the Blue Jays come into play tonight with a .522 winning percentage and are in need of 9 wins to reach the 2,500 mark combined between regular and post-season play. Last 10: 7-3 2. Cody Bolton (BDT) 1.81 Additionally, Dunedin is just23 regular season wins away from 2,500 regular season victories in franchise history. Series Openers: 12-7 3. Hayden Deal (BDT) 1.88 Series Finales: 13-5 Sweeps/Swept: 3/1 4. Tony Dibrell (STL) 2.05 VIEW FROM THE TOP: Dunedin comes in having won eight of 12, 12 of 17, and 15 of their last 21 games dating back to May 19th. The D-Jays come into play this evening holding a four game lead over second place Daytona Score First: 27-7 5. Alex Fagalde (PMB) 2.08 and Clearwater in the FSL North Division Standings with four games to play in the first half of the Florida State Opp. Score First: 11-17 League. The current magic number for the D-Jays to clinch the division and a postseason spot sits at ONE with four Score more than 3: 29-4 to play. When the Blue Jays woke up this morning, they are holders of the best winning perecentage in all of the Score 3 or less: 9-20 AROUND THE NEST FSL for the first time since May of 2016, the most wins in the league and the best overall winning percentage up Lead after 6 innings: 29-1 and down the entire Toronto Organization. Tied after 6 Innings: 4-4 MLB-TORONTO (23-42) Trail after 6 Innings: 5-19 4th, AL East (17.5) Lead after 7 Innings: 30-0 RUNS CREATED: Dunedin has won 11 of their last 15 games due in large part to their propensity to score early and STREAK: L4 Tied after 7 Innings: 3-5 often.In the first four innings during this 14 game run, the Blue Jays have outscored their opponents 41-11, and Trail after 7 Innings: 2-18 LAST GAME: 6/9 vs. ARI (L, 8-2) have produced a run differential of +29 overall-the most in league over that timeframe. In general, the D-Jays Lead after 8 Innings: 30-0 NEXT: 6/11 at BAL (7:05 E.T.) have outscored their counterparts 73-43 in the last 14 contests. Tied after 8 Innings: 3-5 Trail after 8 Innings: 2-18 ALL-STAR NODS: Last Friday the All-Star teams in the Florida State League were announced for the North and One Run Games: 8-5 AAA-BUFFALO (27-34) South Divisions respectively. RHPs Graham Spraker and Brad Wilson, along with LHP Nick Allgeyer and Infielder Two Run Games: 8-4 5th, IL North Division (9.0) Cullen Large were selected to represent the Blue Jays as part of the North Division Squad. The All-Star festivities Out-Hit Opp.: 26-3 STREAK: L1 begin on Friday, June 14th followed by the Home-Run Derby sponsored by Tire Kingdom and the game on Make Error(s): 17-15 LAST GAME: 6/9 vs. LHV (L, 7-6) Saturday the 15th at 7:05 P.M. at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, FL. No Errors: 22-9 NEXT: 6/11 at IND (7:05 E.T.) Game Dec/Last AB: 1-2 MAKE MY MAY: The Blue Jays are coming off an 19-10 win-loss record in the month of May-the most wins in the Extra Innings (Home): 1-0 month since the 2014 team clinched the 18 win plateau. Additionally, it's just the sixth time since 2005 a Dunedin Blue Jays team has won at least 19 games in the month of May and the first since 2011. Other news and notes Extra Innings (Road): 2-1 AA-NEW HAMPSHIRE (28-32) from the month: Extra Innings (Total): 3-1 5th, EL Eastern Division (7.5) Wearing Home Jerseys: 14-10 Wearing Road Jerseys: 16-10 STREAK: W2 * Most runs scored (133) in May since 2016. * Six series win-The most in the month of May since the 2012 team won seven series in May. Wearing Alt.Jerseys: 7-4 LAST GAME: 6/9 vs. RIC (W, 2-0) * .332 on-base percentage-the highest in the month since 2012. NEXT: 6/11 at BOW (6:35 E.T.) * 17 Homeruns-Most in the month of May since the 2013 squad that ripped the same number over the wall. TEAM COMPARISON EMBRACE THE GRIND: Following a league wide off-day last Monday (5/27), Dunedin jumped right back into FLO DUN A-LANSING (28-33) action and playgame 11 of 17 straight contests heading straight into the All-Star break (June 14th-16th). Of the 6th, MWL Eastern Division (11.5) R: 235 (10th) 282 (1st) 17 contests, five will be be played on the road. June 9th's game against the Bradenton Marauders at Lecom Park H: 484 (8th) 497 (5th) STREAK: L1 will be an official home game for Dunedin. BA: .237 (9th) .246 (5th) LAST GAME: 6/9 at. LC (L, 5-2) HR: 27 (10th) 34 (7th) NEXT: 6/10 at. LC (7:00 E.T.) DOMINATING ON THE HILL: The pitching staff of the Blue Jays has notched top five rankings in key statistics in TB: 694 (8th) 734 (5th) 2019. Coming into play this evening, the Blue Jays staff has posted the second best ERA (2.99), second lowest BB: 196 (5th) 245 (1st) amount earned runs allowed (171), and the lowest amount of walks surrendered (145) in the Florida State SB: 24 (11th) 67 (3rd) OBP: .309 (T-8th) .337 (1st) SS-VANCOUVER (0-0) League. Futhermore, the starting staff has posted a 2.55 ERA (32 ER, 107.1 Inn) in the last 20 matchups. SLG: .341 (9th) .364 (5th) T-1st NWL North Division (0.0) OPS: .649 (10th) .701 (T-1st) STREAK: / COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH: Dating back to May 16th, the Blue Jays have capitalized on their ERA: 4.13 (12th) 3.14 (3rd) opportunties to score in ballgames with runners in scoring position. Dunedin has registered a .316 batting H: 500 (7th) 507 (8th) LAST GAME: / average (70-221) with runners in scoring position in their last 22 games. Moreover, of those 21 games, the D-Jays ER: 244 (12th) 189 (3rd) NEXT: 6/14 vs. SPO (1:05 E.T.) have notched 14 total wins and four series victories. BB: 204 (T-9th) 156 (1st) SO: 515 (8th) 545 (4th) R-BLUEFIELD (0-0) BO KNOWS: Infielder Bo Bichette was added to the Dunedin roster yesterday and played for the first time last night with Dunedin since helping lead the Blue Jays to the Florida State League Co-Championship in September of 2017. T-1st AL Eastern Division Bichette was named a Baseball America Minor League All-Star in 2017 and played in 40 games with Dunedin BLUE JAYS vs. FLORIDA STREAK: / and hit .323 with the D-Jays highlighted by a spectacular performance in July in 19 games, hitting .400.Bo was LAST GAME: / selected to play in the Futures Game at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. in 2018. In 15 games, Bichette was NEXT: / hitting .245 at AAA-Buffalo before being hit in the hand by a pitch. 2019 Record: 3-1 2019 Home: 3-1 2019 at. Bradenton: 0-0 Current Streak: L1 DATE OPPONENT UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BROADCAST TIME (ET) Tuesday, June 11th at.